Decorative wall hanging assembly

Abstract

A system for mounting a structural member upon a vertical wall, the vertical wall supporting a planar mounting board having a back surface appended to the vertical wall and a front surface facing away from the vertical wall. The front surface of the mounting board is provided with a plurality of horizontally extending grooves, each of the grooves having a channel opening at the front surface of the planar mounting board and a flared cut out region extending within the planar mounting board extending from each of the channel openings. The structural members are provided with at least one vertical surface for mounting upon the planar mounting board and includes at least one hook-shaped bracket sized to fit within a first one of the horizontally extending grooves only upon rotating the structural member diagonally with respect to the planar mounting board and at least one straight bracket sized and positioned upon the at least one vertical surface to extend within a second one of the horizontally extending grooves after the hook-shaped bracket has been inserted within the first one of the horizontally extending grooves and the structural member has been rotated to assume a vertical orientation against the planar mounting board.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an improved system for mounting a structural member, such as a shelf, pedestal, desk, cabinet, pinboard or veneer. Not only is the shelving system of the present invention straightforward in its execution but, when properly configured, provides a degree of stability and adjustability far greater than corresponding systems currently available. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] There has not been significant innovation for quite some time relating to the mounting of shelves and similar objects on substantially vertical walls. Most mounting systems involve the use of planar sheet material composed of lumber or synthetic substitutes which are joined to L-shaped brackets. The L-shaped brackets structurally are composed of metal or wood and are provided with a first leg which is screwed or otherwise joined to the shelf while its perpendicular counterpart is joined directly to the wall by screwing the bracket into a structural suppor...

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Benefits of technology

"The patent describes a system for mounting structural members on a vertical wall using a mounting board with grooves on its surface. The structural members have brackets that fit into the grooves and can be rotated to securely hold the member in place. The system allows for easy and secure mounting of structural members on vertical walls."

Problems solved by technology

However, the positioning of the shelf upon a suitable wall cannot be altered without removing the L-shaped bracket from the wall leaving behind unsightly holes which must be patched to provide an acceptable aesthetic appearance.

Shelves which employ longitudinally extending brackets, keys and keyhole supports do allow for some degree of shelf repositioning but such a shelf system is still fraught with inherent limitations.

For example, often times, a user of such a shelving system may inadvertently contact the shelf either with one's body or with an object being handled.

The key slot can inadvertently disengage resulting in the shelf falling from its associated vertical wall spilling its supported contents onto the surrounding floor.

Further, even when a catastrophic disengagement does not occur, a user of such a shelving system oftentimes finds its difficult to line up appropriate keys and key slots particularly in dealing with shelving of significant length.

In addition, there does not appear to be a viable system which is capable of a single installation and which can accommodate platforms and structures of various types without significant modification.

In other words, there does not appear to be a system currently available which can properly support a shelf, pedestal, desk, cabinet and the like.

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